News Desk MUSCAT: Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced a new opening date for its flagship Mall of Oman. The mall is now scheduled to open its doors to customers in September 2021. The revised opening schedule has been put in place to ensure that Mall …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham (1 September), Cebu (20 August), and Houston (23 August). This will bring the airline’s network to 74 destinations, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas through its Dubai hub. Flights between Dubai and Birmingham will operate four times a week, while …

News Desk DUBAI: To celebrate the Emirate’s recent reopening and encourage residents and visitors to rediscover the amazing flavours of Dubai’s dining scene at attractive prices, Jumeirah Group launches Jumeirah Restaurant Week as part of Dubai Summer Surprises 2020. From August 12th until 22nd, diners can experience a fabulous culinary extravaganza with special three-course creative menus at 12 of their …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Effective immediately, the Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have launched the second phase of the UAE Resident Return Programme, which now removes the need for residents of Abu Dhabi to wait for approval to return to the capital while overseas. The development is welcome news for …

RIGA: Starting on August 11 Latvian airline airBaltic will resume direct flights between Riga and Budapest in Hungary. The flights will be performed two times a week on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We are glad to offer our passengers new traveling opportunities between Riga and Hungary. By continuing to monitor the situation and following a variety of additional safety measures we …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading Telematics Company providing IoT, Tracking, Mapping and Location Based Solutions, has partnered with the country’s leading On-Demand Ride-Hailing and Logistics Service, Bykea to power its all-in-one mobile app. Following the partnership, Bykea is going to use Location Based Service (LBS) APIs powered by TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power their all-in-one mobile …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced its financial and operational results for the first half of this year ending June 30, 2020 as the global aviation industry continues to battle the impact of COVID-19. Air Arabia registered a net loss of AED 169 million for …

DUBAI: The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held an online workshop entitled: ‘Preparatory Steps for Post-Coronavirus Year.’ Attendees included Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Rail Agency and Chairman of DTC Supervisory Board; Dr Yousef Al Ali, CEO of DTC, and several members of the Board and leaders of DTC. The workshop discussed …

News Desk DUBAI: Whilst some of the leisure attractions across the MENA region remain closed, some have also started to re-open and the region as a whole is ready to welcome guests with safety and social distancing as a key focus in their daily operational procedures. The region has opened its tourism sector after airlines resumed flights to and from …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will increase its passenger services to/from Pakistan starting 10 August, offering customers enhanced connectivity to over 70 destinations within its current network, via Dubai. The airline is set to ramp up its flight frequency to/from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Sialkot; and resume passenger services to Peshawar – providing customers worldwide with greater access to …